FRIDAY, JULY 26, 1974
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CROWN LAND SALE
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THREE LOTS OF CROWN LAND FOR PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT AND ONE FOR INDUSTRIAL AND/OR GODOWN PURPOSES WILL BE OFFERED FOR SALE BY AUCTION TOWARDS THE END OF NEXT MONTH.
TUO OF THE LOTS ARE LOCATED IN KOWLOON WHILE THE OTHER TWO ARE ON HONG KONG ISLAND.
THE INDUSTRIAL LOT MEASURES 11,520 SQUARE FEET. IT IS SITUATED BETWEEN TAJ YIP STREET AND THE PROPOSED WAI YIP STREET EXTENSION NN KOWLOON.
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OF THE THREE RESIDENTIAL LOTS, ONE IS LOCATED AT BROADCAST DRIVE, KOWLOON, AND MEASURES 17,500 SQUARE FEET. ANOTHER IS OFF CLOUD VIEW ROAD, HONG KONG, WITH AN AREA OF 55,000 SQUARE FEET, WHILE THE THIRD COVERS AN AREA OF 10,600 SQUARE FEET OFF CHAI WAN ROAD, HONG. KONG.
THE AUCTION WILL BE HELD AT 2.30 P.M. ON AUGUST 28 IN THE CITY HALL LECTURE ROOM.
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FULL PARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE PUBLIC ENQUIRY SUB-OFFICE, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES (WEST WING), GROUND FLOOR, HONG KONG, AND FROM THE CROWN LANDS AND SURVEYS OFFICE, KOWLOON GOVERNMENT OFFICES, 405 NATHAN ROAD, 10TH FLOOR, KOWLOON.
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LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT FOR URBCO MEMBERSHIP
TO BE REVISED
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PERSONS WHO ARE ABLE ONLY TO SPEAK CANTONESE AND WHO CAN READ AND WRITE THE CHINESE LANGUAGE WILL BECOME ELIGIBLE FOR MEMBERSHIP TO THE URBAN COUNCIL, UNDER PROPOSED AMENDING LEGISLATION WHICH WILL SHORTLY. BE INTRODUCED INTO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
THE PROVISION IS CONTAINED IN THE URBAN COUNCIL CAMENDMENT) (NO. 2) BILL, PUBLISHED IN TODAY'S GAZETTE FOR GENERAL INFORMATION.
COMMENTING ON THE BILL, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE URBAN COUNCIL SAID THAT THIS CHANGE HAS BEEN GOVERNMENT POLICY FOR SOME TIME, BASED ON THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CHINESE LANGUAGE COMMITTEE.
HOWEVER IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO AMEND THE ORDINANCE EARLIER BECAUSE THE STAFF WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO PROVIDE SIMULTANEOUS INTERPRETATION AT MEETINGS OF THE URBAN COUNCIL'S 13 SELECT COMMITTEES, NOR WERE THERE SUFFICIENT TRANSLATORS TO TRANSLATE URBAN COUNCIL PAPERS FOR THE USE OF NON-ENGLISH SPEAKING MEMBERS, HE EXPLAINED.
+NOW THERE ARE SUFFICIENT FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME SIMULTANEOUS
+ IN FACT INTERPRETERS TO HANDLE THE JOB IF REQUIRED AND AGREED UPON. THEY HAVE FOR SOME TIME PROVIDED SERVICES FOR THE COUNCIL'S MONTHLY. PUBLIC MEETINGS AND FOR ITS REGULAR MEETINGS OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE COUNCIL,+ THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
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